Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Evening

The gate of the Prince Regent's Palace

As soon as Liu Yanyan stepped off the carriage, she saw the anxious-looking housekeeper Zhou approaching and bowing, "Your servant greets the princess."

Liu Yanyan placed her hand on Yuzhu's and walked towards the palace. "Butler Zhou, please get up! What's wrong? Is it that the concubine hasn't come back yet?"

Butler Zhou lowered his head and said, "The concubine hasn't come back yet. Will something happen in the palace?"

Liu Yanyan sighed helplessly, "Didn't I ask you to go and ask the prince? How can I rescue someone from the Ministry of Punishment? Do I have the ability to do so?"

Butler Zhou said with a bitter face, "The prince has not yet dealt with the matter. He said that he would investigate it thoroughly before rescuing Concubine Li."

Liu Yanyan looked at Butler Zhou in confusion, muttering in her heart, "It seems that Concubine Li really doesn't care about him. It will take several days to deal with this. I'm afraid Concubine Li won't be able to come out intact."

Yanyan was silent for a long time before she said, "If the prince doesn't go, you can send someone to remind her that something happened to Sister Li in the palace. It's hard to say. By the way, have you sent the apology gift to Concubine Li?"

Butler Zhou said respectfully, "Princess, this apology was sent early in the morning. Concubine Li liked it very much and didn't say anything else."

Liu Yanyan said calmly, "They didn't say they would release him. It seems they don't want to release him. They are waiting for the prince to humble himself and come to pick him up in person! Send someone to urge the prince, otherwise the Ministry of Punishment will not be easy to deal with."

Steward Zhou then wiped the sweat off his face and said, "I will send someone to invite you right away so as not to disturb your rest, Princess."

Liu Yanyan saw that housekeeper Zhou had left, and then she went to the inner room and let Yuzhu and Yuzhen change into a light green coat for her. "Someone in the mansion was unruly today."

Yuzhu massaged the princess' shoulders. "Princess, nothing happened in the mansion today. It was just that He Tongfang went to the back to change some needlework, saying that her clothes had a tear."

Liu Yanyan said calmly, "Find someone to keep an eye on He Baoer. She is not an easy person to deal with. Don't let her do anything weird."

Yuzhu said softly, "Okay, Princess, I will make arrangements, don't worry!"

"Well, I'm relieved that you arranged it."

Liu Yanyan leaned comfortably on the bed, letting Yuzhu and Yuzhen massage her, and fell asleep in a daze.

Ministry of Punishment

Concubine Li was in a disheveled state. She was dragged out of the prison by several eunuchs, taken to the torture room and thrown on the ground.

Concubine Li shrank her body, looked at the eunuch beside her, and cried sadly, "Let me go, the prince will come to save me, let me go, you lowly things, let me go quickly, I am the concubine of the Regent Palace, if you dare to touch me, the prince will not let you go."

Lihua trembled and stood in front of Concubine Li with Nanny Kang.

Madam Kang looked at the eunuchs from the Ministry of Punishment and said in a panic, "Eunuch, this is Concubine Li from the Regent's Palace. She was sent here because she offended Concubine Li. Please show mercy! Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with her if the prince investigates."

When Concubine Li heard Nanny Kang speak, she tactfully shut her mouth and hid behind the two of them.

Seeing Concubine Li's cowardly appearance, Nanny Kang was speechless, but she still stood in front of her. With a distressed look on her face, she took out a silver note of 100 taels from her sleeve and said, "Please be flexible, eunuchs in charge. This is the prince's favorite. If something happens to her, it will be a disaster."

The eunuch took the banknote, took a look at it, and said with disdain, "Oh, don't you see, the person imprisoned here is not a high-ranking official, but a concubine, and she can make the regent pay attention to her. It has been more than a few hours since you were interrogated, and the regent has not come. Don't you think the prince will come? You think too highly of yourself."

"That's right! We'll be back from outside the city in a few hours. It's time to be here. Your Majesty obviously doesn't care."

"Empress Li, just accept your fate! Empress Li said that she must find out the reason why the Second Prince drowned. Please confess."

"That's right! Concubine, would you please tell me directly, or should we remind you?"

"My lady, please don't be stubborn. We are just following orders."

"That's right! We won't make it difficult for you."

Concubine Li looked at the long needles in the hands of the eunuchs, her face turned pale with fear, and she spoke hesitantly, "The prince has me in his heart, and something must have delayed him. Don't mess around. Do you hear me? If you touch me, the prince will definitely kill you."

Lihua also stood in front of the concubine, pretending to be calm and said, "Don't mess around. Everyone in the capital knows that the prince likes our concubine the most. If anything happens to the concubine, you will definitely be in big trouble."

Madam Kang also said, "We have the silver, and we can give it all to you, but you can't hurt the concubine."

Hearing this, Concubine Li looked at Aunt Kang gratefully and said, "Aunt Kang is right. I am the prince's woman. If you dare to mess with me, do you still want to live?"

Seeing that there was no more money to be made, the eunuch in charge lazily said, "Excuse me, Concubine. We are also following the orders of Concubine Li. Please don't make things difficult for us."

With a wave of their hands, several eunuchs walked towards Concubine Li.

In just a few seconds, Concubine Li was tied up tightly and fastened to the tiger bench, with her mouth blocked, so she could only whimper.

The silver needle pricked her finger again and again, causing her tears to stream down her face due to the pain.

Lihua and Aunt Kang were not spared either. They were tied to the stools nearby, their faces covered with tears.

At this time, Zhou Yanze's cold voice said in the cell, "Let go, who told you to execute me?"

When Concubine Li heard the prince's voice, she cried out.

Several eunuchs knelt on the ground with a plop. "The servants pay their respects to the prince."

"Who ordered you to execute him?"

The eunuch in charge trembled all over. "Yes, Concubine Li said that Concubine was suspected of murdering the second prince, so she was sent in. I did not torture Concubine."

Zhou Yanze said coldly, "Hmm." and waved his hand.

Concubine Li was untied. "Master, Master, you finally came to save me. That's great. Woo woo woo woo. I thought you ignored me."

Zhou Yanze's eyes were full of disdain, but he still pulled Concubine Li up and said softly, "I'm here, let's go back to the mansion!"

Concubine Li stood up with a look of emotion, raised her hand and put it in front of the prince, "Master, they beat me, you can see my hands are full of wounds, it hurts so much."

Zhou Yanze glanced at her white and tender hand and said coldly, "Let's go back home."

Concubine Li realized something was wrong, so she took her hand back and looked carefully. She found the wound between her nails and was immediately furious. "My Lord, they stabbed me with a needle. My Lord, you must avenge me and must not let them go."

Zhou Yanze rubbed his swollen forehead, glanced at Concubine Li impatiently, and said coldly, "Whoever hit her will be punished with 20 boards." After saying that, he walked out.

Concubine Li had no choice but to hurriedly follow him out, completely ignoring Lihua and Nanny Kang who were more seriously injured.

Lihua and Nanny Kang could only limp and support each other as they walked out.

Lihua's eyes were filled with disappointment towards the concubine.